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Strength After Motherhood: UK’s Highest-Placed FMG Competitor Victoria Emily Flies to Australia for World Finals While Leading a Women’s Health Movement

Single mother-of-two balances family life, self-employed business, and global competition, while coaching women through postnatal recovery, perimenopause, and menopause with a unique focus on strength, nutrition, mental health, and social media influence.

National health surveys also show the challenge:

· In 2014, 26% of adults in England were classified as obese.

· By 2022, this had risen to 29%, with 64% of adults overweight or obese.

· By 2023–24, this reached 64.5%, with 26.5% living with obesity.

· Physical activity levels have remained broadly flat — in 2023–24, 67.4% of adults met the activity target, but women remain less active than men (64.9% vs 70.1%).

These flatline activity rates, alongside rising obesity, highlight the importance of new approaches that combine fitness, nutrition, and mental support.

Victoria Emily, a single mother of two boys — Hugo (8) and Jude (7) — has become the highest-placed UK competitor in FMG (Fitness Muscle Glamour). On 15 September she will fly 21,000 miles to Australia to compete on the world stage, after an extraordinary season of 106 days, which saw her win in Italy and take third in London. She is now tipped as one of the favourites at the World Finals.

Alongside her athletic career, Victoria is a self-employed business owner, running her own coaching practice to support women’s health. She has built her career independently while raising her sons, balancing school runs with training sessions and client consultations. Her reach is growing rapidly — her Instagram content now receives over 832,000 views every week, inspiring women worldwide to embrace strength, resilience, and confidence.

Experts agree that physical activity is one of the most powerful tools to protect mental health. Training and body image improvements don’t just change the physique — they also build confidence, resilience, and self-worth, which are critical in reversing the rising tide of postnatal and menopause-related depression.

But training alone isn’t enough. Women need support that recognises their unique hormonal, metabolic, and psychological needs. That’s why Victoria Emily works with expert nutritional partners to create bespoke supplement formulations designed for each individual.

Unlike off-the-shelf products, these blends are tailored — because no two women’s bodies are the same. For one client, that may mean additional support with mood and focus during ADHD management; for another, it could mean tackling bloating, joint pain, or perimenopausal sleep disruption.

This personalised approach — combining movement, mindset, and bespoke nutrition — offers women a way not only to recover, but to thrive. 

“Women are rebuilding to take care of their bodies, keeping themselves strong in both body and mind,” says Victoria. “For many, this becomes part of their recovery — not just from motherhood, but through life’s changes. It truly demonstrates the remarkable capability of the female body.”

“Competing pushes the whole system — body, mind, and emotions — to its limits,” she adds. “That’s why mental support, nutrition, and hormone understanding are just as important as physical training.  This is where we teach ladies that eating and the right exercise is life changing.”

• 1 in 5 women experience a mental health problem during pregnancy or in the first year after birth. The economic cost is estimated at £8.1bn for each year’s births. maternalmentalhealthalliance.orgNHS England
   
• Conditions aren’t just PND: anxiety, OCD, PTSD and eating disorders are also common in the perinatal period. maternalmentalhealthalliance.org
   

Competing is not easy. “It pushes the whole system — body, mind, and emotions — to its limits,” Victoria admits. Preparing for stage isn’t just about lifting weights. It’s about managing stress, confidence, and resilience under pressure. She sees those same challenges mirrored in the women she coaches, from new mothers navigating recovery to older clients facing the hormonal storms of midlife. 

Opening the world to discover Victoria isn’t about comparison — it’s about inspiration. Her style is soft, non-judgemental, and quietly motivating; she meets women where they are and helps them become more themselves, not someone else. “I don’t want you to look like me,” she says. “I want you to feel like you.” 

FMG is now in only its second year in the UK, yet it has already doubled in size over the past 12 months, with more women than ever stepping on stage or joining the community behind it.

Unlike many federations, FMG’s organisers have built their foundation on secure, fair, and kind projection to competitors. Everything from posing guidance to judging criteria is designed to make women feel supported rather than judged.

There is a strong emphasis on mental wellbeing, inclusivity, and clear communication. Competitors are encouraged to grow at their own pace, and every stage appearance is positioned as a celebration of hard work — not a punishment for imperfection.

At the London FMG show earlier this month, even supporters travelled from Ireland, showing how momentum is already spreading beyond the UK. As one of the fastest-growing platforms of its kind, FMG is proving there is demand for a new kind of competition — one that puts kindness, fairness, and community at its heart.